Cestroideae (syn. Browallioideae) is a subfamily of the plant family Solanaceae, the nightshades.
It currently contains the three tribes and seven genera, as follows:
Browallieae Hunz.
Browallia L.
Streptosolen (Benth.) Miers
Cestreae Don
Cestrum L.
Sessea Ruiz & Pav.
Vestia Willd.
Salpiglossideae (Benth.) Hunz.
Reyesia Gay
Salpiglossis Ruiz & Pav.
With the (current) exceptions of the genera Sessea and Reyesia, the subfamily furnishes many colourful garden plants of considerable horticultural merit.
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Browallia speciosa
Streptosolen jamesonii
Cestrum aurantiacum
Cestrum elegans flowers in extreme close-up.
Vestia foetida
Salpiglossis sinuata flower in profile.
Salpiglossis sinuata close up of single flower, showing characteristic paunch-like reticulation.
